Show SHIP BOARD TO RETAIN LIQUOR BAN AT PRESENT Officials Give Close CloseS S Study dy to Situation Resulting Resulting Re Re- suiting From Supreme C Court urt Hooch Decision ATTORNEY GENERAL AT AT CAB CABINET NET MEET I Piu Daugherty gherty Thought Likely Likely Like Like- Iy ly to Make Suggestions as to Policy Treasury t to Redraft Regulations WASHINTON May 1 Definite t-Definite Definite indications were given by Chairman n I Lasker of the shipping board after a conference today with President Harding that government owned I shi ships s would be kept bone dry for some somo time at least although under yesterdays yesterday's supreme supreme court decision they legally could carry and nd serve liquor on the high seas WASHINGTON May 1 Officials I. of ot tho the several se government departments departments departments depart depart- depart depart- ments concerned t today day were giving giving ing close study to the situation re resulting resulting re- re suIting from the supreme courts court's decision on n ship liquor with a view lew to permanent adjustments adjustments adjust adjust adjust- ments ments of ot of policy under the courts court's Interpretation of the prohibition laws as applying at sea There was an obvious purpose purpose to proceed with careful regard for all questions involved in- in and to avoid any possible complications particularly In the application of that part of ot the de decision decision decision de- de in which the presence of ot liquor on foreign ships as as' well as domestic within three miles of ot the shores of the United States was held S Both thit phase of the decision and the courts court's declaration that American hp cap l l Jot jn- jn t iri to- to tot t tc s t thre threet milo mile limit l w wr re expected to come up for foi Discussion at today's cabinet meeting Attorney rt teher General her l Daugherty whose opinion with re regard regard regard re- re gard to the right of American vessels ves yes sels to have liquor aboard on the high seas and In foreign ports was upheld In the decision of ot Federal Judge Hand In New York Yori which the supreme court reversed in that particular was wag here to attend the cabinet meeting Jor for the first tine time in two months it t s thought probable he would a o suggestions to mako as as to policy BAN ST-rt ST L O ON As to j sel sell of ot the shipping board Lasker announced after atter the iton that t for the present pres pres- ont ent at least there would bo be no lifting lifting lift lift- ing of tho the ban against liquor Until the president changes his Instructions Instructions In tho the matter Mr Lasker said or the board after review reaches a different decision liquor will wm not be bc served so far as I I Iam am concerned though I still feel that American ships have ha every facility that the law permits The treasury is preparing to begin at once to redraft It Its Ith prohibition regulations in accordance with tho the decision Beyond saying that careful study would have to be given giver the matter Secretary Mellon declined to comment on the possibility of complications arising from the decision de- de where foreign laws compel ships ships' of ot home registry to carry liquor as part of ot the ships ship's s stores MAY REQUIRE INSPECTION The question whether the decision decision decision deci deci- sion would require the inspection of every vessel essel entering an American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean port also remains to be bo de decided de- de Secretary Mellon 1 was said to regard this as physically impossible impossible im im- un- un possible but to believe that a a. majority majority ma ma- o 0 of the larger lines at least would obey the law without the Inspection Many dry leaders were predictIng predicting predicting predict predict- ing today that In view lew of ot the pow power er of ot congress as pointed out In the tho supreme courts court's decision to forbid American ships to carry and servo serve outside the three mile limit an attempt would be made to secure se secure se- se cure legislation to this effect at the se-I se earliest opportunity I |